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•  The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 1 •  Sphere I • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 2 •  Sphere II • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 4 •  The Last Hill • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 6 •  Passage: The Avatar (detail) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 8 •  The Lookout • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 9 • Preface (The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions) • essay by Michael Whelan
• 10 •  Time and Memory • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 12 •  Intangibles: Dream and Disillusion (figure study) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 13 • Profile (The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions) • essay by Jackson Koffman
• 13 •  Prism • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 17 • Author's View • interview of Michael Whelan • interview by Anne McCaffrey
• 17 •  Skylight • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 20 •  White Dragon • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The White Dragon 1978)
• 20 •  Renegades of Pern • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Renegades of Pern 1989)
• 21 •  Between a Rock and a Hard Place • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 21 •  Outbound • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 22 •  Tax Collector • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 23 •  Moreta • (1983) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern)
• 23 •  Concept for Moreta • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 24 •  The Ultimate Sandbox • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 25 •  Fading Star • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 26 •  The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 28 •  Alternative cover concept for Delirium's Mistress • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 29 •  Delirium's Mistress • (1986) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Delirium's Mistress)
• 30 •  Alternative cover concept: Distant Stars #2 • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 30 •  Figure study for Distant Stars • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 31 •  Distant Stars • (1985) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Distant Stars 1981)
• 32 •  Study for The Floating Gods • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 33 •  Buffo • (1983) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Floating Gods)
• 34 •  Fuzzy Family (study for Golden Dream) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 35 •  Golden Dream • (1985) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Golden Dream: A Fuzzy Odyssey 1982)
• 36 •  The Adventures of Little Fuzzy • (1983) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Adventures of Little Fuzzy)
• 36 •  Why? • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 37 •  Peekaboo Fuzzies • juvenile • (1983) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 38 •  Alternative cover concept for Fuzzy Fire • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 39 •  Fuzzy Fire • (1984) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Fuzzies and Other People)
• 40 •  Out of the Deeps (alternative concept for The Changing Sea) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 40 •  Tiffany • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 41 •  Periwinkle • (1989) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Changeling Sea)
• 42 •  The Monk (study for Shonto's Garden) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 42 •  Perspective layout sketch for Shonto's Garden • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 43 •  Shonto's Garden • (1991) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Initiate Brother)
• 44 •  Catspaw (charcoal study) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 45 •  Catspaw • (1988) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Catspaw)
• 46 •  Alternative cover concept for The Star Scroll • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 47 •  Dragon Lake • (1993) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Star Scroll 1989)
• 49 •  Filed Teeth • (1981) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Dragons of Light 1980)
• 50 •  In the Cargo Hold (alternative concept for All the Weyrs of Pern) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 50 •  Going Between (alternative concept for All the Weyrs of Pern) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 51 •  Weyrworld • (1991) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for All the Weyrs of Pern)
• 52 •  The Prize • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 53 •  The Amazing Dragon • (1982) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Amazing Science Fiction, November 1982)
• 54 •  The Fire Lizard (study for Dragonsdawn) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 54 •  Alternate cover concept for Dragon'sdawn • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 55 •  Dragonsdawn • (1993) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Dragonsdawn 1988)
• 56 •  Lord Protector (original version of Dragon Fire) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 57 •  Dragon Fire • (1990) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Sunrunner's Fire)
• 58 •  Figure study for Empire's Horizon • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 59 •  Empire's Horizon • (1989) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Empire's Horizon)
• 60 •  Tiamat (study for The Snow Queen) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 60 •  Alternative concept for The Snow Queen • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 61 •  The Snow Queen • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Snow Queen 1989)
• 63 •  The Summer Queen • (1991) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Summer Queen)
• 64 •  Alternative concept for Paradise • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 65 •  Paradise • (1989) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Paradise: A Chronicle of a Distant World)
• 66 •  Cult Killer (alternative cover concept) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 67 •  The Doll • (1983) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XI)
• 68 •  Stepping Out (Danse Macabre) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 69 •  Firestarter • (1980) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Firestarter)
• 70 •  Punkinhead • (1985) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 71 •  Nightmare in Red • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Tales from the Nightside 1981)
• 72 •  Tile Work (b/w concept for the Year's Best Horror Stories) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 73 •  Boogeyman • (1986) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XIV)
• 74 •  Bird of Prey • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 75 •  Arise • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of Sepultura 91 1991)
• 76 •  Just for Grins (concept for The Year's Best Horror Stories) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 77 •  Dead End • (1980) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Year's Best Horror Stories Series VIII)
• 78 •  Destiny's Road (color sketch) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 78 •  Destiny's Road (sketches of flying alien creatures) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 79 •  Destiny's Road • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Destiny's Road)
• 80 •  Alternative cover concept for Illusion [2] • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 80 •  Alternative cover concept for Illusion • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 81 •  Illusion • (1991) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Illusion 1992)
• 82 •  Traveler (alternative cover concept for The New Springtime) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 82 •  Vision (alternative cover concept for The New Springtime) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 83 •  The New Springtime • (1990) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The New Springtime)
• 84 •  Elric • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 84 •  Alternative cover concept for The Vanishing Tower • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 85 •  Elric Demonslayer • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Vanishing Tower 1981)
• 86 •  The Wanderer (concept rendering for Elric and the Sinking City) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 87 •  Elric and the Sinking City • (1985) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Elric at the End of Time)
• 88 •  Jovians (sketch of Jupiter life-forms) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 89 •  Aliens • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Aliens! 1980)
• 90 •  The Idol's Head (study for Night's Daughter) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 91 •  Night's Daughter • (1987) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Night's Sorceries)
• 92 •  Pensive • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 93 •  Chanur's Homecoming • (1987) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Chanur's Homecoming)
• 94 •  Darkside (b/w concept for Chanur's Legacy) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 94 •  Left Waiting (b/w study for Chanur's Legacy) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 95 •  Chanur's Breakout • (1992) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Chanur's Legacy)
• 96 •  Alternative cover concept • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 96 •  Experimental color study • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 97 •  Last Look Back • (1990) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Grumbles from the Grave)
• 98 •  Three Amazons • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 99 •  Amazons • (1985) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Amazons! 1979)
• 100 •  The Stone of Farewell • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Stone of Farewell 1990)
• 100 •  Simon (sketch for The Stone of Farewell) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 102 •  Alternative concept for Santiago • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 103 •  Santiago • (1986) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future)
• 104 •  Hoka • interior artwork by Walker Brothers and Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Hoka! 1983) [as by Michael Whelan]
• 105 •  Hoka [3] • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of Sherlock Hoka 1995)
• 105 •  Hoka [2] • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of Moriarty Hoka 1995)
• 106 •  The Birth of Lilith • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 107 •  Red as Blood • (1983) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Red As Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer)
• 108 •  Arrival • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 109 •  Descent • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Martian Chronicles 1990)
• 110 •  Four-Day Planet • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Four-Day Planet / Lone Star Planet 1979)
• 111 •  The Ultimate Enemy • (1980) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Ultimate Enemy 1979)
• 112 •  Kiri (small painting for book spine) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 112 •  Tyr (sketch of alien) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 113 •  Daetrin • (1990) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Madness Season)
• 114 •  Original idea for the second version of Golden Witchblood • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 115 •  Golden Witchbreed • (1984) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Golden Witchbreed)
• 116 •  Eternal Night (alternative cover concept for Gunslinger '88) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 117 •  Gunslinger '88 • (1988) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger 1982)
• 118 •  Rough concept sketches for The Gunslinger • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 119 •  The Dark Tower • (1982) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger)
• 121 • Sightseers and Shamans • interview of Michael Whelan • interview by Terry Booth
• 123 •  City (cover) • (1953) • interior artwork by Richard Powers (variant of cover art for City 1954)
• 123 •  Brother Assassin • (1979) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Brother Assassin 1978)
• 124 •  Hari (Foundation) • (1986) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Foundation)
• 124 •  Untitled Passage sketch • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 124 •  Charcoal study for Causeway • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 126 •  Passage Symbols sketch • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 127 •  Utitled Passage sketch [2] • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 128 •  Cloudscape • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 129 •  Untitled sketch (The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 131 •  Untitled rendering • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of The Jacksons - Victory 2017)
• 133 •  Heart • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 134 •  The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions [2] • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 135 •  Parting • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 136 •  Passage: The Avatar • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes / Visions)
• 138 •  The Calling • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 139 •  Passage: The Red Step • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 140 •  Skull and Rocks (study for The Narrow Way) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 141 •  The Narrow Way • (1985) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Death's Master 1984)
• 142 •  Climber (rough sketch idea) & (concept rendering) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 143 •  Climber • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 144 •  Bones (study for Armenia) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 144 •  Armenia (figure sketch) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 145 •  Armenia • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 146 •  Causeway (figure study) & (color sketch) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 147 •  Causeway • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 148 •  Intangibles: Dream and Disillusion (concept) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 149 •  Intangibles: Dream and Disillusion • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Tales from Planet Earth 1990)
• 150 •  Color study for Glimpse • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 150 •  Figure study for Glimpse • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 151 •  Glimpse • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 152 •  High and Dry • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 153 •  L'Echelle • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 154 •  Study for The Leavetaking • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 155 •  The Leavetaking • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 156 •  Presence, study of trees for The Gloaming • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 157 •  Gloaming • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 158 •  Study for Destroying Angel #1 • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 158 •  Study for Destroying Angel #2 • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 159 •  Destroying Angel • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series X 1982)
• 160 •  Study for Passage series #1 • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 161 •  Passage: The Rainbow • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 162 •  Open • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 164 •  Distant Stars #1 • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 164 •  Sentinels (sketch) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 165 •  Sentinels • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1990 1990)
• 166 •  Watersprite • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 167 •  Lights • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 168 •  Figure study for Passage: Verge • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 169 •  Passage: Verge • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 170 •  Idea sketch for Subterraneans • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 170 •  Alternative approach for Subterraneans • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 171 •  Subterraneans • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 172 •  Figure sketch for Two Worlds • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 173 •  Two Worlds • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 174 •  Mars • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 175 •  The Apotheosis of War • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 176 •  Handscape • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 177 •  Wide • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 178 •  Wing • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 179 •  Small color study for Wing • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 179 •  Fabric study • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 181 • Materials and Methods • interview of Michael Whelan • interview by David A. Cherry
• 183 •  At Eirlu • (1973) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 183 •  Alien Encounter • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 184 •  Floater (study for The Integral Trees) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 185 •  Hecate's Cauldron • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for Hecate's Cauldron 1982)
• 187 •  Defiance • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 188 •  Cacophony #1 • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of Cacophony 1995)
• 189 •  Lovecraft's Nightmare B • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 189 •  Lovecraft's Nightmare A • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for A Lovecraft Retrospective: Artists Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft 2008)
• 190 •  Figure study for Santiago • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 191 •  Erebus • (1979) • interior artwork by Michael Whelan (variant of cover art for The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series V 1977)
• 193 •  Broken Ladder • interior artwork by Michael Whelan
• 193 • Appendix: The Details • essay by uncredited